Welcome back to school, Room 19 students! I trust that you have had an exciting holiday and that you managed to catch up on all of the things you had wanted to. We have quite a busy and exciting term ahead of us. I look forward to seeing you progress well and take on all the challenging tasks with renewed energy.
Thanks for all of the super effort that you put into last term. I was happy to see the excellent progress made in the Literacy Circle presentations, the ALJ research and dioramas as well as the completion of all the portfolio tasks. My Maths group did exceptionally well too. I could see that you had a good understanding of measurement and that you learnt to solve most units of measurement with a fair amount of ease. Well done, to those who participated in the JRock production, Somerville Music Festival, assembly items and the various sport codes. Good job done by the rugby players too(including our 3 girls). We nearly took the Dodgeball trophy, didn't we? Amy did us proud by winning the Korean speakers competition and representing New Zealand in San Fransisco, USA. Matt's inline hockey team claimed victory in Hamilton too. All in all, it was a busy but rewarding term for most.
The term ahead looks just as exciting. We can look forward to a number of new programmes and all the upcoming events.We've welcomed Ji Yeon and Sun Woo who have joined us as international students from Korea. Their very friendly and helpful hosts are Amelia and Sally. We hope to learn about all aspects of Korean life, in our communications with the girls and we trust that they will enjoy their stay here with us, over the next 3 weeks.We hope that their stay will be a memorable one and that they will look back fondly on the time that they spent with us, just like we will too.
A brief outline of Term 3 includes the following:
Mathematics - Measurement(Time) and Algebra
Literacy - Speeches,Illustrated Short Stories(Published online),Dialogues, Reviews.
STARS Reading Programme, Buddy Reading during SSR.
ALJ - Rich Task (focus on Sustainability)
Health-Safety
PE- Athletics(discus,shot put,long and high jump),Volleyball and Gymnastics.
We are preparing for an 'earlier-than-is-usual' start to our Athletics Day, at the start of Term 4.
Art- Creative Canvas task, Shared Pastel Drawings
Virtues- Perseverance
This term we'll work on bringing the Smash Ball Trophy home to Rm.19!
On a more social note,Somerville Intermediate is proud to be hosting a community dance at the end of August and the Koanga Festival at the start of September. We know that we can count on you for support of these two exciting functions.
1. Brainstorm, plan and start to draft your SPEECH.
( See the last page of your PORTFOLIO for your instructions.)
Next Step- EDIT-Check on spelling and grammar.
- Check on format Introduction, Body and Conclusion).
*Save your work on a USB. We will work on it in the class as well.
2. Brainstorm, plan and start to draft your ILLUSTRATED STORY.
Work in WORD Documents ONLY!
Save on a USB, please. Remember to chat and work with your Buddy Writer on a regular basis.
3. Mathematics - Complete WORKSHEET 20 by Friday 5th August.
4. Spelling Hmwk. will be issued on Friday 5th August and completed and handed in next Friday.
TERM 3 VIRTUE - PERSEVERANCE
Reminder about WEEK 2:
ENJOY YOUR FIRST WEEK BACK!
Term 3 Week 2
MATHS WEEK !!!! (We aim to work on our MATHS for at least 20 MORE minutes per day.....)
MATHS TASK
READING TASK
2. Read the SOLAR ENERGY text. Complete the 'Pre-Reading' answers on the sheet.
The rest can be completed in your HWK Book.
3. SPELLING TASKS
a) Sentences - Use 5 words from your SPELLING list and c onstruct 5 separate sentences, using those words in the
context of 'Solar Energy'.
b) Using adjectives- Use 5 words (nouns) from your list and find suitable adjectives to place in front of those nouns,
in order to describe those nouns in more detail.
c) Adding Suffixes- add different SUFFIXES to 5 of the words from the list, in order to create new words.
d)Etymology(origin of words)- Find the origin of 3 words featured on the list. Provide the dictionary definition for each of those
words. Reminders:
MATHS WEEK(8-12 August).
SPEECHES- final week for class preparation.
SPARC Sports Survey for Rm.19 - WEDNESDAY
Continue to work on your ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORY!!!
CANVAS Task(find suitable trinkets, lettering...)
Reminders to PARENTS:
Somerville Intermediate is hosting some fantastic community events in August and September. We would love to see you all at the events. There is something for everyone!
17 August - Rob Harley Parent Evening. Entry is a gold coin donation.
27 August - Community Dance. Dance the night away with a live band performing your favourites from the 70's and 80's.
3 September - Koanga Festival. A day and evening long celebration of culture, arts and dance from the local community and schools.
9 September - Dads and Lads Breakfast from 7 am. Guest speaker.
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
Term 3 Week 3
ROOM 19 SPEECH FINALS WEEK
Hi students and parents
We have just about started the third term and so much has already taken place. This week we have a few interesting events lined up for you(these are listed at the end of the entry). Congratulations to Samirah Ahmad and Amelia Paton for receiving the Principal's Awards last week. Also, a special congratulations to Amy Kim for taking second place in the Korean Speakers contest in America. She brought home a HUGE trophy(which she showed at House Assembly). AAIMS East Zone Certificates in Rugby were issued to Samirah Ahmad, Grace Alderson and Olivia Marris. Well Done to all of you!
HOMEWORK DUE ON FRIDAY 19 AUGUST 2011. MATHS TASK
1. Complete HWK Worksheet 22.(answers on the worksheet,please)
READING TASK
2. Read the 2 COMPRHENSION passages entitled, DIGITAL VIDEO DISCS and COMPUTER VIRUSES. Complete the 'Pre-Reading' answers on the sheet.
The rest can be completed in your HWK Book.
3. SPELLING TASKS
a) DEFINITIONS/MEANINGS- Use 5 words from your SPELLING list and FIND THE DEFINTIONS/MEANINGS to them.
b)PARTS OF SPEECH- CREATE a table, using 10 of your listed words, to identify the PART OF SPEECH for each word.
Example:
WORD
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1. succeed
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c) Adding PREFIXES- add different PREFIXES to 5 of the words from the list, in order to create new words.
d)ANTONYMS- select 5 words from your list and find suitable ANTONYMS/WORDS OF OPPOSITE MEANING for each.
VIRTUES - PERSEVERANCE
CREATE your own motto or find a quote that can be linked to our virtue-of-the-week, namely DILIGENCE.
ALJ - due next MONDAY 22 AUGUST 2011
RELATIONAL SOLO TASK(Compare and Contrast)
RESEARCH ONE Developed and ONE Developing country of your choice. Focus on the needs of each, taking into consideration your own PYRAMID OF MANKIND'S SURVIVAL NEEDS(drawn up in class last week), as your point of reference.
Present your findings in a mobile format(as will be demonstrated in class this week).
Reminders:
SPEECHES- practice your speech if you have not presented yours yet .
SPARC Sports Survey for Rm.19 - WEDNESDAY
Continue to work on your ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORY!!!
CANVAS Task(find suitable trinkets, lettering...)
( Max completed his- EXCELLENT JOB DONE, MAX! )
Reminders to PARENTS:
Somerville Intermediate is hosting some fantastic community events in August and September. We would love to see you all at the events. There is something for everyone!
17 August - Rob Harley Parent Evening. Entry is a gold coin donation.
27 August - Community Dance. Dance the night away with a live band performing your favourites from the 70's and 80's.
DANCE DANCE DANCE (from the LATEST NEWS SITE)
Hey parents ...
we'd really love to see you and your friends at the dance here in our school hall on Saturday August 27th (not 27 September as may have been previously stated in an earlier email). It will be a fun night out. We will have tables and chairs around so you can rest your weary feet after working up a sweat to great music you will all know.
Pre-sold tickets are just $5 if you bring a plate, or $10 if you don't want the hassle. You must send an order into school. Door sales are $5 extra. We do need to sell 100 tickets to cover costs for this event to go ahead so please buy as soon as possible.
3 September - Koanga Festival. A day and evening long celebration of culture, arts and dance from the local community and schools.
9 September - Dads and Lads Breakfast from 7 am. Guest speaker.
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm.
Term 3 Week 4
Hi students and parents
We are sad to announce that we will be waving our Korean guests goodbye. They will be leaving Somerville and heading back home on Wednesday of this week. We have certainly enjoyed their company and hope to keep in contact with them. A special thanks to those who have reached out to the girls and who have made them feel welcome. Farewell and may you have a safe return journey, Sun Woo and Ji Yeon.
The Room 19 Speech finalist will be announced on Friday and the 2 impromptu speech candidates will be included too. I wish to thank everyone for the super effort that went into completing last weeks 'mobile' task. Your excellent effort and enthusiasm was noted.
HOMEWORK DUE ON MONDAY 29 AUGUST 2011 ( NOTE that this term we will be switching to Monday's because of my Maths PD) MATHS TASK
1. Complete HWK Worksheet 23.(answers on the worksheet,please)
at READING TASK
2. Read the 2 COMPRHENSION passages entitled, WORLD CUP and WATER. Complete the 'Pre-Reading' answers on the sheet.
The rest can be completed in your HWK Book. Glue the sheets into your book, please.
3. SPELLING TASKS
a) DEFINITIONS/MEANINGS- Use 5 words from your SPELLING list and FIND THE DEFINTIONS/MEANINGS to them.(use your DICTIONARY, please)
b) One of your listed words appears in one of the puzzles. Use that word to make as many new words as you can.Each letter can be used only once. Try to get the 9-letter word. Your new word should consist of at least
4 letters. Each word MUST contain the middle letter.
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c.Direct/Indirect Speech- Provide 3 sentences, using Direct Speech.Include an exclamation mark, question mark, at least 2 commas and your QUOTATION MARKS.
Provide 3 sentences, rewriting the sentences above in REPORTED/INDIRECT SPEECH.
d.SPELLING CITY- Visit the SPELLING CITY website. Practice your words and then print your certificate.
VIRTUES - PERSEVERANCE
WRITE A PARAGRAPH describing a situation where you showed the kind of DETERMINATION that can be linked to our virtue-of-the-week, namely DETERMINATION.
ALJ - due next MONDAY 22 AUGUST 2011
EXTENDED ABSTRACT SOLO TASK(Design/Create)
DESIGN a 'REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE ' A4 Poster. Use your knowledge of our sustainability topic as your reference.
Reminders:
KOREAN STUDENTS FAREWELL ASSEMBLY- Tuesday Block 3
ROWING SESSION - Friday, 26 Aug. LUNCH TIME 12.45 in the PAC. Year 7 vs Year 8 Block 3.
Continue to work on your ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORY!!!
CANVAS Task(find suitable trinkets, lettering...) We hope to complete this task within this week.
( Max has completed his- EXCELLENT JOB DONE, MAX! )
Reminders to PARENTS:
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
Term 3 Week 5
Hi students and parents
We have our fingers crossed for the Room 19 Speech Finalists who will be going through to the Syndicate C finals to be hosted on Wednesday of this week. The Year 7 Speech Finals will follow on Friday. I have a feeling that one of our Room 19 Finalists, will be walking away with the school title. Good luck to Ray Perreau, Libby Laing and lastly, Kurt Ibalio. Our Impromptu entrants are Simran Madan and Amelia Paton. We wish them well.We will be filming the progress of these finalists and will attempt to make it available for viewing on the wiki.
Thank you for the huge effort that went into completing the canvases so well. It has also been good to note the progress made with the short stories. Perseverance is what defines us, Room 19. Special acknowledgment goes to those students who represented us at the Rowing Finals on Friday. We have filmed you and have proof that you had given your best.
HOMEWORK DUE ON MONDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2011 ( NOTE that this term we have switched to Monday's because of my Maths PD)
MATHS TASK
1. Complete HWK Worksheet 25.(Answers on the worksheet,please)
Glue it into your Hwk Bk.
READING TASK
2. Read the 2 COMPRHENSION passages entitled, AIR POLLUTION and PLASTICS. Complete the 'Pre-Reading' answers on the sheet.
The rest can be completed in your HWK Book. Glue the sheets into your book, please.
3. SPELLING TASKS
a) Construct a WORD SEARCH using ALL of your listed words. Highlight the answers after.
b) Write a short LETTER to your best friend. Use at least 6 of your listed words in your letter. There is no need to include the address.
Start with:
Dear Maya
I trust that...
(Complete the rest of the letter)
c) Use 6 of the words from your list and find ANTONYMS for each word.
d) Use 6 words from your list and find the following parts of speech for each:
*noun
*verb
*adverb
*adjective
Construct a table to show how you have changed each part of speech.
LISTED SPELLING WORD
NOUN
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happy
happiness
happily
happiest, happier
Try your best to find as many PARTS OF SPEECH as you can. Also select words that will enable you to do this.
VIRTUES - PERSEVERANCE
Virtue-of-the-week is DETERMINATION(completion this week).
ALJ -
RESEARCH TASK
Research ways of generating energy/electricity/power within the home, using commonly found items. Present it on an A4 page. We will be looking at them all and then we will decide on a couple that we could try out.
Hopefully, your one will be the one that works best.
Note the Instructional Writing used in your Research.
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Complete your 'REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT', which was started during Thursday's lesson (if you did not manage to complete it fully in class).
Reminders:
. SPCA CUPCAKE Mufti Day on Monday.
DADS AND LADS BREAKFAST at 7am on Friday 9 September 2011.
KOANGA FESTIVAL at 9am-9pm, Saturday 3 September 2011.
Continue to work on your ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORY!!!
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
Term 3 Week 6
Hi students and parents
First of all, I would like to remind you that we have passed the half way mark to Term 3. We have also finally reached the week following up to the start to the 2011 RUGBY WORLD CUP. It has been quite an exciting start to the week and we look forward to the next two months of rugby,rugby....rugby! We wish the ALL BLACKS well and show our support to our individual adopted teams too.As a treat, we will be celebrating the start to the Rugby World Cup with a school mufti, on Friday 9 September.
Room 19 students and I would like to congratulate the Speech Finalists for having done so well during last week's Syndicate Speech Finals. We would also like to congratulate Kurt Ibalio for winning the School Speech Finals. Well Done, Kurt! We wish you well with the Inter Zone Speech Competition.
HOMEWORK DUE ON MONDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2011 MATHS TASK 1. Complete HWK Worksheet 26.(answers on the worksheet,please)
READING TASK 2. Read the 2 COMPRHENSION passages entitled, PASIFIKA AOTEAROA,1 & 2 and HANGI. The passages include a few of the WALTS covered in our current Maths and Literacy units. Glue the sheets into your book and answer the questions in the allocated spaces and do the rest in your Homework Book.
3. SPELLING TASKS a) DEFINITIONS/MEANINGS- Use 5 words from your SPELLING list and FIND THE DEFINTIONS/MEANINGS to them.(use your DICTIONARY, please) b) One of your listed words appears in one of the puzzles. Use that word to make as MANY new words as you can.Each letter can be used only once. Try to get the 9-letter word. Your new word should consist of at least 4 letters. Each word MUST contain the middle letter.
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VIRTUES - PERSEVERANCE Write a PARAGRAPH in which you are able to commend/acknowledge someone for showing the kind of COURAGE that can be linked to our virtue-of-the-TERM, namely PERSEVERANCE.
ALJ - due next MONDAY 22 AUGUST 2011 EXTENDED ABSTRACT SOLO TASK(Design/Create)
Complete the CARBON FOOTPRINT design task.( Carefully cut out both footprints)
WRITING Remember to find and include your 3 examples of INSTRUCTIONAL WRITING.
Reminders:
Continue to work on your ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORY!!!
Remember to return the MEASLES IMMUNIZATION sheet, please.
Reminders to PARENTS:
DADS AND LADS BREAKFAST at 7am on Friday 9 September 2011.TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE!
THANKS for your support last weekend.
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
ENJOY THE RUGBY WORLD CUP OPENING CEREMONY&
the NZ vs TONGA Match!!!!!
Term 3 Week 7
Hi students and parents
What an exciting week we have had! Friday, signalled the start to two months of World Cup Rugby. We had so many students show their support and join in on the celebration of this occasion. They came dressed in their favourite or else, adopted team's colours. We have a pic below to prove it too. We took the time celebrate Jordan Dheda's achievement in club soccer. He received a special trophy, which he presented at 'show and tell', for his effort and PERSEVERANCE in the sport.
We would also like to wish Kurt Ibalio well in the Inter Zone School Speech Finals, which takes place at Farm Cove Intermediate on Wednesday 14 September.
We have a change of SPEC/TECH on TUESDAY. Read the reminder on equipment and stationery needed for your new Spec/Tech subject.
HOMEWORK DUE ON MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2011 MATHS TASK 1. Complete HWK Worksheet 27.(answers on the worksheet,please)
READING TASK 2. Read the 3 COMPRHENSION passages entitled, .
Glue the sheets into your book and answer the questions in the allocated spaces and do the rest in your Homework Book.
3. SPELLING TASKS a) DEFINITIONS/MEANINGS- Use 5 words from your SPELLING list and find the DEFINTIONS/MEANINGS to them.(use your DICTIONARY, please) b) Arrange your words in ALPHABETICAL ORDER. c) Use 6 words from your list and structure short sentences, showing the adverbial use of the word. e.g James hurriedly exited the building. d) Find the origin/etymology of 4 of your listed words.
VIRTUES - PERSEVERANCE
EXTENDED ABSTRACT SOLO TASK(Design/Create) RESEARCH this week's virtue of PATIENCE. DESIGN an A4 POSTER, which features 10 quotes made by famous people pertaining to this virtue of PATIENCE which can be linked to our virtue-of-the-TERM, namely PERSEVERANCE.(Quote and writer of the quote)
EXTENDED ABSTRACT SOLO TASK(Design/Create)
WRITING Write the INSTRUCTIONS to your CANVAS or DIORAMA task. Provide pictures with your instructions.
(extension of DUE DATE- next Friday 24 Sept. 2011)
Reminders:
Continue to work on your ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORY!!!
Remember to return the MEASLES IMMUNIZATION sheet, please.
Remind mum and your friends about our ladies night out.
Reminders to PARENTS:
THANKS for your support of the' DADS AND LADS BREAKFAST', last weekend.
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
ENJOY THE RUGBY WORLD CUP MATCHES!
Do NOT forget to track your adopted team's results.
Term 3 Week 8
Hi students and parents
Week 8 and 2 more weeks to go before the holidays. We have just completed our eAsttle Writing and Reading tests, with just Mathematics still to go. This week, we have the Syndicate C Assembly to look forward to, to end the week off on a high note.
Well done, to Kurt Ibalio for particpating in the Inter Zone Speech Competition. We are so close to publishing our online short stories and can look forward to knowing that it's been a job well done.
HOMEWORK DUE ON MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2011 MATHS TASK 1. Complete HWK Worksheet 28.(answers on the worksheet,please)
READING TASK 2. Read the 2 COMPRHENSION passages entitled, Beliefs and Waves of Migrants.
Glue the sheets into your book and answer the questions in the allocated spaces and do the rest in your Homework Book.
3. SPELLING TASKS a) DEFINITIONS/MEANINGS- Use 5 words from your SPELLING list and find the DEFINTIONS/MEANINGS to them.(use your DICTIONARY, please) b) Use at least 3 of your listed words and find HOMOPHONES for those words. Homophones are words that sound the same/alike but have different meanings. eg. hair/hare c) Find the SYLLABLES for 10 of the listed words.(use a dictionary,please)
WRITING Write the INSTRUCTIONS to your CANVAS or DIORAMA task. Provide pictures with your instructions. DUE ON FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2011.
VIRTUES-FLEXIBILITY
Reminders:
Continue to work on your ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORY!!!
Remember to return the MEASLES IMMUNIZATION sheet, please.
Remind mum and your friends about our ladies night out.
Reminders to PARENTS:
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
ENJOY THE RUGBY WORLD CUP MATCHES!
Do NOT forget to track your adopted team's results.
Term 3 Week 9
Hi Students and Parents
We are nearly there! With two more weeks to go, we are so close to completing our third term at Somerville
Intermediate. You would probably agree, that we have had quite a busy few weeks of late. We are starting this
week off with our Mathematics eAsttle tests. We've established our ALJ rich task groups and hope to make good progress on our main questions. We are also working on coming to a consensus on the main project ahead of us.
We have MUFTI on MONDAY, GIRLS NIGHT MARKET on WEDNESDAY and our last DISCO for the year, on THURSDAY!
Pretty hectic, indeed!
HOMEWORK DUE ON MONDAY 3 OCTOBER 2011 MATHS TASK 1. Complete HWK Worksheet 29.(answers on the worksheet,please)
READING TASK 2. Read the 2 COMPRHENSION passages. Answer the questions set on these passages. The passages include the WALTS covered in our CARS and Literacy units. Glue the sheets into your book and answer the questions in the allocated spaces and do the rest in your Homework Book.
3. SPELLING TASK a) DEFINITIONS/MEANINGS- Use 5 words from your SPELLING list and FIND THE DEFINTIONS/MEANINGS to them.(use your DICTIONARY, please) b) One of your listed words appears in one of the puzzles. Use that word to make as MANY new words as you can.Each letter can be used only once. Try to get the 9-letter word. Your new word should consist of at least 4 letters. Each word MUST contain the middle letter.
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VIRTUES - PERSEVERANCE Do a 'DEFINE' brainstorm for the virtue of PURPOSEFULNESS. Use the SOLO TAXONOMY GRAPHIC ORGANISER to illustrate your brainstorming ideas. Remember that the outside square should be used afterwards. This square is used to sift out the ideas that you have labeled as 'IRRELEVANT'. Collect the graphic organiser from the SOLO box on the shelf at the front of the classroom.
ALJ - Work on the group's requirements/suggestions for the RICH TASK(Research,surveys etc)
Reminders:
Continue to work on your ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORY!!!
Remember to return the MEASLES IMMUNIZATION sheet, please.
MUFTI DAY on Monday 26 SEPTEMBER 2011.
GIRLS NIGHT MARKET- WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2011
Remind mum and your friends about our GIRLS NIGHT MARKET.
DISCO THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2011 - 7.30pm-9.00pm
Reminders to PARENTS:
MUMS! Please, bring along your girls and perhaps a friend or two, to our GIRLS NIGHT MARKET on WEDNESDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2011.
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
Term 4 Week 1
Hi Students and Parents
Welcome back! I trust that you have had a wonderful holiday. You've probably made the time to catch up with friends, to see the latest movies, ice-skating... but most of all, you've had heaps of FUN!
CONGRATS to everyone on winning the RUGBY WORLD CUP FINALS.
TERM 4 awaits and promises to be an extremely busy one. We have so many exciting things lined up. Just to mention a few, we have our yearly Athletics Day with activities planned at the Howick Domain as well as here at school. We have our Kiwiathon, Odyssey Night, Big Day in for the Year 7's and Out for the Y8's, Parent Helpers' Tea, Prize-giving, Service To The School Ceremony and many more. There is so much to look forward to.
HOMEWORK DUE ON FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2011
1. Complete HWK Worksheet 31.(Answers on the worksheet,please)
READING TASK
2. Read the COMPRHENSION passages. Answer ONLY the highlighted questions set on the passage. The exercises include the WALTS covered
in our CARS and Literacy units.
Glue the sheets into your book and answer the questions in the allocated spaces and do the rest in your Homework Book.
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3. SPELLING TASK
a) Practise your 15 words and ask your parents to test you. They would need to tick the allocated column.
VIRTUES - EXCELLENCE
KIWI-ATHON - Scheduled for Friday 4 November. Practise your Questions and Answers.
* Get more sponsors.
ALJ - Work on the group's requirements/suggestions for the RICH TASK(Research,surveys etc)
Reminders:
Continue to PUBLISH your ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORY!!!.
Work on you ALJ RICH TASK.
Work on the item that you would like to render at our ODYSSEY (COME AND CHAT TO ME ABOUT AN AUDITION).
KIWIATHON - FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2011.
Reminders to PARENTS:
We would appreciate your help at our Athletics Day organised for Wednesday,2 November 2011. If you are able to lend a helping hand then do let us know.
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
Term 4 Week 4
Hi Students and Parents
The past 2 weeks has been extremely busy weeks here at Somerville Intermediate and every day we've had something new and exciting lined up for everyone. The homework covered over the last 2 weeks has entailed completing the comprehension exercises. There was not much to discuss as the instructions were featured on the sheets and they were fairly easy to follow. Thanks for all of the effort that went into it.
HOMEWORK DUE ON WEDNESDAY 30TH NOVEMBER 2011
1. Complete HWK Worksheet 36.(Answers on the worksheet,please)
2. POETRY ANTHOLOGY
Follow the instructions in the POETRY BOOKLET, issued to you.
Complete the worksheets that cover each of the 8 Poetry types catered for during each lesson.
Compile ALL of the worksheets in your Anthology File. Add your own examples. It is recommended that you type all of your own poems.
Add illustrations/graphs/photographs for a more interesting presentation.
Reminders:
Your ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORY has to be completed by Friday the 25 Nov.
ALJ RICH TASK PRESENTATION on FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER.
Reminders to PARENTS:
Parents, our ODYSSEY EVENING takes place on THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER 2011. We would appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you there. It starts at 7.00 and finishes at 8.30pm.
Term 3 Week 1
Dear Parents and Students
Welcome back to school, Room 19 students! I trust that you have had an exciting holiday and that you managed to catch up on all of the things you had wanted to. We have quite a busy and exciting term ahead of us. I look forward to seeing you progress well and take on all the challenging tasks with renewed energy.
Thanks for all of the super effort that you put into last term. I was happy to see the excellent progress made in the Literacy Circle presentations, the ALJ research and dioramas as well as the completion of all the portfolio tasks. My Maths group did exceptionally well too. I could see that you had a good understanding of measurement and that you learnt to solve most units of measurement with a fair amount of ease. Well done, to those who participated in the JRock production, Somerville Music Festival, assembly items and the various sport codes. Good job done by the rugby players too(including our 3 girls). We nearly took the Dodgeball trophy, didn't we? Amy did us proud by winning the Korean speakers competition and representing New Zealand in San Fransisco, USA. Matt's inline hockey team claimed victory in Hamilton too. All in all, it was a busy but rewarding term for most.
The term ahead looks just as exciting. We can look forward to a number of new programmes and all the upcoming events.We've welcomed Ji Yeon and Sun Woo who have joined us as international students from Korea. Their very friendly and helpful hosts are Amelia and Sally. We hope to learn about all aspects of Korean life, in our communications with the girls and we trust that they will enjoy their stay here with us, over the next 3 weeks. We hope that their stay will be a memorable one and that they will look back fondly on the time that they spent with us, just like we will too.
A brief outline of Term 3 includes the following:
Mathematics - Measurement(Time) and Algebra
Literacy - Speeches,Illustrated Short Stories(Published online),Dialogues, Reviews.
STARS Reading Programme, Buddy Reading during SSR.
ALJ - Rich Task (focus on Sustainability)
Health-Safety
PE- Athletics(discus,shot put,long and high jump),Volleyball and Gymnastics.
We are preparing for an 'earlier-than-is-usual' start to our Athletics Day, at the start of Term 4.
Art- Creative Canvas task, Shared Pastel Drawings
Virtues- Perseverance
This term we'll work on bringing the Smash Ball Trophy home to Rm.19!
On a more social note,Somerville Intermediate is proud to be hosting a community dance at the end of August and the Koanga Festival at the start of September. We know that we can count on you for support of these two exciting functions.
Have a wonderful Term 3,everyone!
Mrs Hillman Rm. 19-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TERM 3 - WEEK 1 Homework
1. Brainstorm, plan and start to draft your SPEECH.
( See the last page of your PORTFOLIO for your instructions.)
- Check on format Introduction, Body and Conclusion).
*Save your work on a USB. We will work on it in the class as well.
2. Brainstorm, plan and start to draft your ILLUSTRATED STORY.
Work in WORD Documents ONLY!
Save on a USB, please.
Remember to chat and work with your Buddy Writer on a regular basis.
4. Spelling Hmwk. will be issued on Friday 5th August and completed and handed in next Friday.
TERM 3 VIRTUE - PERSEVERANCE
Reminder about WEEK 2:
ENJOY YOUR FIRST WEEK BACK!
Term 3 Week 2
MATHS WEEK !!!! (We aim to work on our MATHS for at least 20 MORE minutes per day.....)
MATHS TASK
READING TASK
2. Read the SOLAR ENERGY text. Complete the 'Pre-Reading' answers on the sheet.
The rest can be completed in your HWK Book.
3. SPELLING TASKS
a) Sentences - Use 5 words from your SPELLING list and c onstruct 5 separate sentences, using those words in the
context of 'Solar Energy'.
b) Using adjectives- Use 5 words (nouns) from your list and find suitable adjectives to place in front of those nouns,
in order to describe those nouns in more detail.
c) Adding Suffixes- add different SUFFIXES to 5 of the words from the list, in order to create new words.
d)Etymology(origin of words)- Find the origin of 3 words featured on the list. Provide the dictionary definition for each of those
words.
Reminders:
Reminders to PARENTS:
Somerville Intermediate is hosting some fantastic community events in August and September. We would love to see you all at the events. There is something for everyone!
17 August - Rob Harley Parent Evening. Entry is a gold coin donation.
27 August - Community Dance. Dance the night away with a live band performing your favourites from the 70's and 80's.
3 September - Koanga Festival. A day and evening long celebration of culture, arts and dance from the local community and schools.
9 September - Dads and Lads Breakfast from 7 am. Guest speaker.
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
Term 3 Week 3
ROOM 19 SPEECH FINALS WEEK
Hi students and parentsWe have just about started the third term and so much has already taken place. This week we have a few interesting events lined up for you(these are listed at the end of the entry). Congratulations to Samirah Ahmad and Amelia Paton for receiving the Principal's Awards last week. Also, a special congratulations to Amy Kim for taking second place in the Korean Speakers contest in America. She brought home a HUGE trophy(which she showed at House Assembly). AAIMS East Zone Certificates in Rugby were issued to Samirah Ahmad, Grace Alderson and Olivia Marris. Well Done to all of you!
HOMEWORK DUE ON FRIDAY 19 AUGUST 2011.
MATHS TASK
1. Complete HWK Worksheet 22.(answers on the worksheet,please)
READING TASK
2. Read the 2 COMPRHENSION passages entitled, DIGITAL VIDEO DISCS and COMPUTER VIRUSES. Complete the 'Pre-Reading' answers on the sheet.
The rest can be completed in your HWK Book.
3. SPELLING TASKS
a) DEFINITIONS/MEANINGS- Use 5 words from your SPELLING list and FIND THE DEFINTIONS/MEANINGS to them.
b)PARTS OF SPEECH- CREATE a table, using 10 of your listed words, to identify the PART OF SPEECH for each word.
Example:
c) Adding PREFIXES- add different PREFIXES to 5 of the words from the list, in order to create new words.
d)ANTONYMS- select 5 words from your list and find suitable ANTONYMS/WORDS OF OPPOSITE MEANING for each.
VIRTUES - PERSEVERANCE
CREATE your own motto or find a quote that can be linked to our virtue-of-the-week, namely DILIGENCE.
ALJ - due next MONDAY 22 AUGUST 2011
RELATIONAL SOLO TASK(Compare and Contrast)
RESEARCH ONE Developed and ONE Developing country of your choice. Focus on the needs of each, taking into consideration your own PYRAMID OF MANKIND'S SURVIVAL NEEDS(drawn up in class last week), as your point of reference.
Present your findings in a mobile format(as will be demonstrated in class this week).
Reminders:
- SPEECHES- practice your speech if you have not presented yours yet .
- SPARC Sports Survey for Rm.19 - WEDNESDAY
- Continue to work on your ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORY!!!
- CANVAS Task(find suitable trinkets, lettering...)
( Max completed his- EXCELLENT JOB DONE, MAX! )Reminders to PARENTS:
Somerville Intermediate is hosting some fantastic community events in August and September. We would love to see you all at the events. There is something for everyone!
17 August - Rob Harley Parent Evening. Entry is a gold coin donation.
27 August - Community Dance. Dance the night away with a live band performing your favourites from the 70's and 80's.
DANCE DANCE DANCE (from the LATEST NEWS SITE)
Hey parents ...
we'd really love to see you and your friends at the dance here in our school hall on Saturday August 27th (not 27 September as may have been previously stated in an earlier email). It will be a fun night out. We will have tables and chairs around so you can rest your weary feet after working up a sweat to great music you will all know.
Pre-sold tickets are just $5 if you bring a plate, or $10 if you don't want the hassle. You must send an order into school. Door sales are $5 extra. We do need to sell 100 tickets to cover costs for this event to go ahead so please buy as soon as possible.
3 September - Koanga Festival. A day and evening long celebration of culture, arts and dance from the local community and schools.
9 September - Dads and Lads Breakfast from 7 am. Guest speaker.
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm.
Term 3 Week 4
Hi students and parentsWe are sad to announce that we will be waving our Korean guests goodbye. They will be leaving Somerville and heading back home on Wednesday of this week. We have certainly enjoyed their company and hope to keep in contact with them. A special thanks to those who have reached out to the girls and who have made them feel welcome. Farewell and may you have a safe return journey, Sun Woo and Ji Yeon.
The Room 19 Speech finalist will be announced on Friday and the 2 impromptu speech candidates will be included too. I wish to thank everyone for the super effort that went into completing last weeks 'mobile' task. Your excellent effort and enthusiasm was noted.
HOMEWORK DUE ON MONDAY 29 AUGUST 2011 ( NOTE that this term we will be switching to Monday's because of my Maths PD)
MATHS TASK
1. Complete HWK Worksheet 23.(answers on the worksheet,please)
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READING TASK
2. Read the 2 COMPRHENSION passages entitled, WORLD CUP and WATER. Complete the 'Pre-Reading' answers on the sheet.
The rest can be completed in your HWK Book. Glue the sheets into your book, please.
3. SPELLING TASKS
a) DEFINITIONS/MEANINGS- Use 5 words from your SPELLING list and FIND THE DEFINTIONS/MEANINGS to them.(use your DICTIONARY, please)
b) One of your listed words appears in one of the puzzles. Use that word to make as many new words as you can.Each letter can be used only once. Try to get the 9-letter word. Your new word should consist of at least
4 letters. Each word MUST contain the middle letter.
c.Direct/Indirect Speech- Provide 3 sentences, using Direct Speech.Include an exclamation mark, question mark, at least 2 commas and your QUOTATION MARKS.
Provide 3 sentences, rewriting the sentences above in REPORTED/INDIRECT SPEECH.
d.SPELLING CITY- Visit the SPELLING CITY website. Practice your words and then print your certificate.
VIRTUES - PERSEVERANCE
WRITE A PARAGRAPH describing a situation where you showed the kind of DETERMINATION that can be linked to our virtue-of-the-week, namely DETERMINATION.
ALJ - due next MONDAY 22 AUGUST 2011
EXTENDED ABSTRACT SOLO TASK(Design/Create)
DESIGN a 'REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE ' A4 Poster. Use your knowledge of our sustainability topic as your reference.
Reminders:
- KOREAN STUDENTS FAREWELL ASSEMBLY- Tuesday Block 3
- ROWING SESSION - Friday, 26 Aug. LUNCH TIME 12.45 in the PAC. Year 7 vs Year 8 Block 3.
- Continue to work on your ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORY!!!
- CANVAS Task(find suitable trinkets, lettering...) We hope to complete this task within this week.
( Max has completed his- EXCELLENT JOB DONE, MAX! )Reminders to PARENTS:
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
Term 3 Week 5
Hi students and parents
We have our fingers crossed for the Room 19 Speech Finalists who will be going through to the Syndicate C finals to be hosted on Wednesday of this week. The Year 7 Speech Finals will follow on Friday. I have a feeling that one of our Room 19 Finalists, will be walking away with the school title. Good luck to Ray Perreau, Libby Laing and lastly, Kurt Ibalio. Our Impromptu entrants are Simran Madan and Amelia Paton. We wish them well.We will be filming the progress of these finalists and will attempt to make it available for viewing on the wiki.
Thank you for the huge effort that went into completing the canvases so well. It has also been good to note the progress made with the short stories. Perseverance is what defines us, Room 19. Special acknowledgment goes to those students who represented us at the Rowing Finals on Friday. We have filmed you and have proof that you had given your best.
HOMEWORK DUE ON MONDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2011 ( NOTE that this term we have switched to Monday's because of my Maths PD)
MATHS TASK
1. Complete HWK Worksheet 25.(Answers on the worksheet,please)
Glue it into your Hwk Bk.
READING TASK
2. Read the 2 COMPRHENSION passages entitled, AIR POLLUTION and PLASTICS. Complete the 'Pre-Reading' answers on the sheet.
The rest can be completed in your HWK Book. Glue the sheets into your book, please.
3. SPELLING TASKS
a) Construct a WORD SEARCH using ALL of your listed words. Highlight the answers after.
b) Write a short LETTER to your best friend. Use at least 6 of your listed words in your letter. There is no need to include the address.
Start with:
Dear Maya
I trust that...
(Complete the rest of the letter)
c) Use 6 of the words from your list and find ANTONYMS for each word.
d) Use 6 words from your list and find the following parts of speech for each:
*noun
*verb
*adverb
*adjective
Construct a table to show how you have changed each part of speech.
LISTED SPELLING WORD
NOUN
VERB
ADVERB
ADJECTIVE
Try your best to find as many PARTS OF SPEECH as you can. Also select words that will enable you to do this.
VIRTUES - PERSEVERANCE
Virtue-of-the-week is DETERMINATION(completion this week).
ALJ -
RESEARCH TASK
Research ways of generating energy/electricity/power within the home, using commonly found items. Present it on an A4 page. We will be looking at them all and then we will decide on a couple that we could try out.
Hopefully, your one will be the one that works best.
Note the Instructional Writing used in your Research.
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Complete your 'REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT', which was started during Thursday's lesson (if you did not manage to complete it fully in class).
Reminders:
. SPCA CUPCAKE Mufti Day on Monday.
Continue to work on your ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORY!!!
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
Term 3 Week 6
Hi students and parents
First of all, I would like to remind you that we have passed the half way mark to Term 3. We have also finally reached the week following up
to the start to the 2011 RUGBY WORLD CUP. It has been quite an exciting start to the week and we look forward to the next two months of
rugby,rugby....rugby!
We wish the ALL BLACKS well and show our support to our individual adopted teams too.As a treat, we will be celebrating the start to the
Rugby World Cup with a school mufti, on Friday 9 September.
Room 19 students and I would like to congratulate the Speech Finalists for having done so well during last week's Syndicate Speech Finals.
We would also like to congratulate Kurt Ibalio for winning the School Speech Finals. Well Done, Kurt! We wish you well with the
Inter Zone Speech Competition.
MATHS TASK
1. Complete HWK Worksheet 26.(answers on the worksheet,please)
READING TASK
2. Read the 2 COMPRHENSION passages entitled, PASIFIKA AOTEAROA,1 & 2 and HANGI. The passages include a few of the WALTS covered
in our current Maths and Literacy units.
Glue the sheets into your book and answer the questions in the allocated spaces and do the rest in your Homework Book.
3. SPELLING TASKS
a) DEFINITIONS/MEANINGS- Use 5 words from your SPELLING list and FIND THE DEFINTIONS/MEANINGS to them.(use your DICTIONARY, please)
b) One of your listed words appears in one of the puzzles. Use that word to make as MANY new words as you can.Each letter can be used only once.
Try to get the 9-letter word. Your new word should consist of at least 4 letters. Each word MUST contain the middle letter.
c.Direct/Indirect Speech- Use the 2 extracts (DIRECT SPEECH) at the at the end PASIFIKA passage and rewrite the in
INDIRECT/REPORTED SPEECH.Include ALL the suitable PUNCTUATION MARKS too.
d.
VIRTUES - PERSEVERANCE
Write a PARAGRAPH in which you are able to commend/acknowledge someone for showing the kind of COURAGE that can be
linked to our virtue-of-the-TERM, namely PERSEVERANCE.
ALJ - due next MONDAY 22 AUGUST 2011
EXTENDED ABSTRACT SOLO TASK(Design/Create)
Complete the CARBON FOOTPRINT design task.( Carefully cut out both footprints)
WRITING
Remember to find and include your 3 examples of INSTRUCTIONAL WRITING.
Reminders:
Reminders to PARENTS:
DADS AND LADS BREAKFAST at 7am on Friday 9 September 2011.TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE!
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
the NZ vs TONGA Match!!!!!
Term 3 Week 7
Hi students and parents
What an exciting week we have had! Friday, signalled the start to two months of World Cup Rugby. We had so many students show their support and join in on the celebration of this occasion. They came dressed in their favourite or else, adopted team's colours. We have a pic below to prove it too. We took the time celebrate Jordan Dheda's achievement in club soccer. He received a special trophy, which he presented at 'show and tell', for his effort and PERSEVERANCE in the sport.
We would also like to wish Kurt Ibalio well in the Inter Zone School Speech Finals, which takes place at Farm Cove Intermediate on Wednesday 14 September.
We have a change of SPEC/TECH on TUESDAY. Read the reminder on equipment and stationery needed for your new Spec/Tech subject.
HOMEWORK DUE ON MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2011
MATHS TASK
1. Complete HWK Worksheet 27.(answers on the worksheet,please)
READING TASK
2. Read the 3 COMPRHENSION passages entitled, .
Glue the sheets into your book and answer the questions in the allocated spaces and do the rest in your Homework Book.
3. SPELLING TASKS
a) DEFINITIONS/MEANINGS- Use 5 words from your SPELLING list and find the DEFINTIONS/MEANINGS to them.(use your DICTIONARY, please)
b) Arrange your words in ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
c) Use 6 words from your list and structure short sentences, showing the adverbial use of the word.
e.g James hurriedly exited the building.
d) Find the origin/etymology of 4 of your listed words.
VIRTUES - PERSEVERANCE
EXTENDED ABSTRACT SOLO TASK(Design/Create)
RESEARCH this week's virtue of PATIENCE. DESIGN an A4 POSTER, which features 10 quotes made by famous people pertaining to this virtue of PATIENCE which can be
linked to our virtue-of-the-TERM, namely PERSEVERANCE.(Quote and writer of the quote)
EXTENDED ABSTRACT SOLO TASK(Design/Create)
WRITING
Write the INSTRUCTIONS to your CANVAS or DIORAMA task. Provide pictures with your instructions.
(extension of DUE DATE- next Friday 24 Sept. 2011)
Reminders:
Reminders to PARENTS:
THANKS for your support of the' DADS AND LADS BREAKFAST', last weekend.
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
ENJOY THE RUGBY WORLD CUP MATCHES!
Do NOT forget to track your adopted team's results.Term 3 Week 8
Hi students and parents
Week 8 and 2 more weeks to go before the holidays. We have just completed our eAsttle Writing and Reading tests, with just Mathematics still to go. This week, we have the Syndicate C Assembly to look forward to, to end the week off on a high note.
Well done, to Kurt Ibalio for particpating in the Inter Zone Speech Competition. We are so close to publishing our online short stories and can look forward to knowing that it's been a job well done.
HOMEWORK DUE ON MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2011
MATHS TASK
1. Complete HWK Worksheet 28.(answers on the worksheet,please)
READING TASK
2. Read the 2 COMPRHENSION passages entitled, Beliefs and Waves of Migrants.
Glue the sheets into your book and answer the questions in the allocated spaces and do the rest in your Homework Book.
3. SPELLING TASKS
a) DEFINITIONS/MEANINGS- Use 5 words from your SPELLING list and find the DEFINTIONS/MEANINGS to them.(use your DICTIONARY, please)
b) Use at least 3 of your listed words and find HOMOPHONES for those words. Homophones are words that sound the same/alike but have different meanings.
eg. hair/hare
c) Find the SYLLABLES for 10 of the listed words.(use a dictionary,please)
WRITING
Write the INSTRUCTIONS to your CANVAS or DIORAMA task. Provide pictures with your instructions.
DUE ON FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2011.
VIRTUES- FLEXIBILITY
Reminders:
Reminders to PARENTS:
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
Do NOT forget to track your adopted team's results.
Term 3 Week 9
Hi Students and Parents
We are nearly there! With two more weeks to go, we are so close to completing our third term at Somerville
Intermediate. You would probably agree, that we have had quite a busy few weeks of late. We are starting this
week off with our Mathematics eAsttle tests. We've established our ALJ rich task groups and hope to make good progress on our main questions. We are also working on coming to a consensus on the main project ahead of us.
We have MUFTI on MONDAY, GIRLS NIGHT MARKET on WEDNESDAY and our last DISCO for the year, on THURSDAY!
Pretty hectic, indeed!
HOMEWORK DUE ON MONDAY 3 OCTOBER 2011
MATHS TASK
1. Complete HWK Worksheet 29.(answers on the worksheet,please)
READING TASK
2. Read the 2 COMPRHENSION passages. Answer the questions set on these passages. The passages include the WALTS covered
in our CARS and Literacy units.
Glue the sheets into your book and answer the questions in the allocated spaces and do the rest in your Homework Book.
3. SPELLING TASK
a) DEFINITIONS/MEANINGS- Use 5 words from your SPELLING list and FIND THE DEFINTIONS/MEANINGS to them.(use your DICTIONARY, please)
b) One of your listed words appears in one of the puzzles. Use that word to make as MANY new words as you can.Each letter can be used only once.
Try to get the 9-letter word. Your new word should consist of at least 4 letters. Each word MUST contain the middle letter.
c. Complete the HOMONYMS worksheet, issued in class.
VIRTUES - PERSEVERANCE
Do a 'DEFINE' brainstorm for the virtue of PURPOSEFULNESS. Use the SOLO TAXONOMY GRAPHIC ORGANISER to illustrate your brainstorming ideas.
Remember that the outside square should be used afterwards. This square is used to sift out the ideas that you have labeled as 'IRRELEVANT'.
Collect the graphic organiser from the SOLO box on the shelf at the front of the classroom.
ALJ - Work on the group's requirements/suggestions for the RICH TASK(Research,surveys etc)
Reminders:
Reminders to PARENTS:
MUMS! Please, bring along your girls and perhaps a friend or two, to our
GIRLS NIGHT MARKET on WEDNESDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2011.
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
Term 4 Week 1
Hi Students and Parents
Welcome back! I trust that you have had a wonderful holiday. You've probably made the time to catch up with friends, to see the latest movies, ice-skating... but most of all, you've had heaps of FUN!
CONGRATS to everyone on winning the RUGBY WORLD CUP FINALS.
TERM 4 awaits and promises to be an extremely busy one. We have so many exciting things lined up. Just to mention a few, we have our yearly Athletics Day with activities planned at the Howick Domain as well as here at school. We have our Kiwiathon, Odyssey Night, Big Day in for the Year 7's and Out for the Y8's, Parent Helpers' Tea, Prize-giving, Service To The School Ceremony and many more. There is so much to look forward to.
HOMEWORK DUE ON FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2011
1. Complete HWK Worksheet 31.(Answers on the worksheet,please)
READING TASK
2. Read the COMPRHENSION passages. Answer ONLY the highlighted questions set on the passage. The exercises include the WALTS covered
in our CARS and Literacy units.
Glue the sheets into your book and answer the questions in the allocated spaces and do the rest in your Homework Book.
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3. SPELLING TASK
a) Practise your 15 words and ask your parents to test you. They would need to tick the allocated column.
VIRTUES - EXCELLENCE
KIWI-ATHON - Scheduled for Friday 4 November. Practise your Questions and Answers.
* Get more sponsors.
ALJ - Work on the group's requirements/suggestions for the RICH TASK(Research,surveys etc)
Reminders:
Continue to PUBLISH your ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORY!!!.
Work on you ALJ RICH TASK.
Work on the item that you would like to render at our ODYSSEY (COME AND CHAT TO ME ABOUT AN AUDITION).
KIWIATHON - FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2011.
Reminders to PARENTS:
We would appreciate your help at our Athletics Day organised for Wednesday,2 November 2011. If you are able to lend a helping hand then do let us know.
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.
Term 4 Week 4
Hi Students and Parents
The past 2 weeks has been extremely busy weeks here at Somerville Intermediate and every day we've had something new and exciting lined up for everyone. The homework covered over the last 2 weeks has entailed completing the comprehension exercises. There was not much to discuss as the instructions were featured on the sheets and they were fairly easy to follow. Thanks for all of the effort that went into it.
HOMEWORK DUE ON WEDNESDAY 30TH NOVEMBER 2011
1. Complete HWK Worksheet 36.(Answers on the worksheet,please)
2. POETRY ANTHOLOGY
Follow the instructions in the POETRY BOOKLET, issued to you.
Complete the worksheets that cover each of the 8 Poetry types catered for during each lesson.
Compile ALL of the worksheets in your Anthology File. Add your own examples. It is recommended that you type all of your own poems.
Add illustrations/graphs/photographs for a more interesting presentation.
Reminders:
Your ILLUSTRATED SHORT STORY has to be completed by Friday the 25 Nov.
ALJ RICH TASK PRESENTATION on FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER.
Reminders to PARENTS:
Parents, our ODYSSEY EVENING takes place on THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER 2011. We would appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you there. It starts at 7.00 and finishes at 8.30pm.
ENJOY THE WEEK AHEAD, Rm. 19.